Gareth Robert Vincent Stansfield (born 26 October 1973) is a British political scientist who is Professor of Middle East Politics and Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Exeter University.
Early life and education Stansfield was educated at Hulme Grammar School, followed by Durham University, where he read Geography and was awarded the W A Moyes Prize. He completed an MA in Middle East Politics and a PhD at the same institution.
Career Stansfield joined Exeter University as a Research Fellow in 2002.
In 2004, he co-wrote The Future of Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy or Division? with Liam Anderson.
He has been critical of Turkish policy in Syria.
Stansfield was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to UK interests in Iraq.
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